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'''Dr Pakaariki "Paki" Harrison''' (1928–2008) was a [[New Zealand]] master carver from [[Ngāti Porou]]. He is regarded as one of New Zealand’s greatest carvers.<ref name = 'ara'>{{cite web|title=Master Carver Pakariki Harrison|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/video/30504/master-carver-pakariki-harrison|website=Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand|accessdate=26 January 2015}}</ref>
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Te Tohu mō Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu: Supreme Award, [[Creative New Zealand]] <small>(1997)</small>
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'''Pakaariki''' "'''Paki'''" '''Harrison''' {{post-nominals|country=NZL|QSO|size=85%}} (6 July 1928 – 29 December 2008) was a New Zealand master carver from [[Ngāti Porou]]. He is regarded as one of New Zealand's greatest carvers.<ref name = 'ara'>{{cite web|title=Master Carver Pakariki Harrison|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/video/30504/master-carver-pakariki-harrison|website=Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand|accessdate=26 January 2015}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Harrison was born in Ruatoria and is the eldest of 21 children. He was raised by his grandmother [[Materoa Reedy]] and attended Hiruhārama Native School.<ref name = 'walker'>{{cite book|last1=Walker|first1=Ranginui|title=Tohunga Whakairo: Paki Harrison|date=2008|publisher=Penguin Books|location=Auckland NZ|isbn=9780143010067}}</ref> Whilst attending [[Te Aute College]], Harrison was introduced to carving by master carver, [[Pine Taiapa]] who became a lifelong influence.<ref name = 'icon'>{{cite web|title=Dr Pakariki Harrison - Carver|url=http://www.thearts.co.nz/artist_page.php&aid=11&type=bio|website=The Arts Foundation of New Zealand|accessdate=26 January 2015}}</ref> He was educated at [[Massey University]] and [[Auckland Teachers College]].<ref name = 'walker'/>
Harrison was born in [[Ruatoria]], the eldest of 21 children. He was raised by his grandmother [[Materoa Reedy]] and attended Hiruhārama Native School.<ref name = 'walker'>{{cite book|last1=Walker|first1=Ranginui|title=Tohunga Whakairo: Paki Harrison|date=2008|publisher=Penguin Books|location=Auckland NZ|isbn=9780143010067}}</ref> Whilst attending [[Te Aute College]], Harrison was introduced to carving by master carver, [[Pine Taiapa]] who became a lifelong influence.<ref name="icon">{{cite web |title=Dr Pakariki Harrison - Carver |url=https://www.thearts.co.nz/artists/dr-pakariki-harrison |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100522100202/http://www.thearts.co.nz/artist_page.php&aid=11&type=bio |archive-date=2010-05-22 |accessdate=13 August 2022 |website=The Arts Foundation of New Zealand}}</ref> He was educated at [[Massey University]] and [[Auckland College of Education|Auckland Teachers College]].<ref name = 'walker'/>

==Marriage==
Harrison married [[Hinemoa Harrison|Hinemoa Rakena]] (b. 1931), also a Māori artist, who is noted for her traditional weaving, especially [[tukutuku]] panelling. Between them, they worked on the construction and decoration of many [[wharenui]] and other [[marae]] buildings.


==Carving==
==Carving==
Professor [[Ranginui Walker]] writes that Harrison possessed ‘immense knowledge about the traditional arts of the carver, extending way beyond the actual physical arts to include its most ancient aspects - the symbolism contained in māori art - to its role in transmitting old tribal history'.<ref name = 'walker'/> Harrison wrote, taught and researched the art of Māori carving.<ref name = 'ara'/> With the support of his wife Hinemoa, Harrison supervised the construction of ten carved wharenui including:
[[File:WaipapaMarae.jpg|right|thumb|Tānenuiārangi, Waipapa Marae]][[Ranginui Walker]] writes that Harrison possessed "immense knowledge about the traditional arts of the carver, extending way beyond the actual physical arts to include its most ancient aspects - the symbolism contained in Māori art - to its role in transmitting old tribal history".<ref name = 'walker'/> Harrison wrote, taught and researched the art of Māori carving.<ref name = 'ara'/> With the support of his wife Hinemoa, Harrison supervised the construction of ten carved wharenui including: Te Waiariki at Whaiora marae, [[Ōtara]] (1977); Te Ōtāwhao at Te Awamutu College (1985); Tānenuiārangi at Waipapa marae, [[University of Auckland]] (1988); Rākairoa, Haratuanga marae, [[Kennedy Bay]] (1996); and Ngā Kete Wānanga, [[Manukau Institute of Technology]], Otara (1999).<ref>{{cite web|title=Ngā Kete Wānanga Marae|url=https://www.manukau.ac.nz/life-on-campus/public-facilities/marae|website=Manukau Institute of Technology|accessdate=13 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150615011213/https://www.manukau.ac.nz/life-on-campus/public-facilities/marae|archive-date=15 June 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 1977 Te Waiariki at Whaiora marae, Ōtara
* 1985 Te Ōtāwhao at Te Awamutu College
* 1988 Tānenuiārangi at Waipapa marae, [[University of Auckland]]
* 1996 Rākairoa, Haratuanga marae, Kennedy’s Bay
* 1999 Ngā Kete Wānanga, Manukau Institute of Technology, Ōtara<ref>{{cite web|title=Ngā Kete Wānanga Marae|url=https://www.manukau.ac.nz/life-on-campus/public-facilities/marae|website=Manukau Institute of Technology|accessdate=13 June 2015}}</ref>


==Recognition==
==Recognition==
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Harrison was awarded an honorary [[Doctor of Letters|LittD]] by the University of Auckland in 1991.<ref name = 'icon'/> In 1997, Harrison and his wife, Hinemoa, received [[Te Waka Toi awards|Te Tohu mō Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu: Supreme Award]] from Creative New Zealand.<ref>{{cite web|title=Te Waka Toi Awards|url=http://www.creativenz.govt.nz/en/results-of-our-work/award-winners/te-waka-toi-awards|website=Creative New Zealand|accessdate=26 January 2015}}</ref>
* 1991 Harrison received an honorary doctorate of Literature from the University of Auckland.<ref name = 'icon'/>

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* 1997 Harrison and his wife, Hinemoa received Te Tohu mō Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu:Supreme Award from [[Creative New Zealand]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Te Waka Toi Awards|url=http://www.creativenz.govt.nz/en/results-of-our-work/award-winners/te-waka-toi-awards|website=Creative New Zealand|accessdate=26 January 2015}}</ref>
In the [[2000 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)|2000 Queen's Birthday Honours]], Harrison was appointed a [[Queen's Service Order|Companion of the Queen's Service Order]] for community service.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dpmc.govt.nz/publications/queens-birthday-honours-list-2000-including-special-list-east-timor |title=Queen's Birthday honours list 2000 (including special list for East Timor) |date=5 June 2000 |publisher=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet |accessdate=4 July 2020}}</ref>
* [[2000 Birthday Honours]] Harrison received the Queen's Service Order

* 2002 Leader of design team for Toi Iho / Māori Made mark for Creative New Zealand.
* 2002 ''He Tohunga Whakairo'' A documentary about Paki Harrison directed by Moana Maniapoto and Toby Mills won best Māori language program at the TV Guide NZ Television Awards.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tohunga Whakairo|url=http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/he-tohunga-whakairo-2002|website=NZ on Screen|accessdate=26 January 2015}}</ref>
In 2002, Harrison was named as the leader of the design team for Toi Iho / Māori Made mark for Creative New Zealand. The same year, ''He Tohunga Whakairo'', a documentary about Harrison, directed by [[Moana Maniapoto]] and Toby Mills, won best Māori language programme at the New Zealand Television Awards.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tohunga Whakairo|url=http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/he-tohunga-whakairo-2002|website=NZ on Screen|accessdate=26 January 2015}}</ref>
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Harrison was named a living icon of New Zealand arts by the [[Arts Foundation of New Zealand]] in 2005.<ref name = 'icon'/> In 2008, a biography of Harrison written by Ranginui Walker, ''Tohunga Whakairo: Paki Harrison, The Story of a Master Carver'' was published by Penguin Books.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Daly-Peoples|first1=John|title=Paki Harrison - carved into history|url=http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/paki-harrison-carved-history-38718|website=National Business Review|accessdate=26 January 2015}}</ref>
* 2005 Harrison received an [[Arts Foundation of New Zealand]] Icon Award.<ref name = 'icon'/>
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* 2008 ''Tohunga Whakairo: Paki Harrison, The Story of a Master Carver'' by Ranginui Walker was published by Penguin Books.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Daly-Peoples|first1=John|title=Paki Harrison -Carved into History|url=http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/paki-harrison-carved-history-38718|website=National Business Review|accessdate=26 January 2015}}</ref>


==References==
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Latest revision as of 01:56, 17 June 2024

Pakariki Harrison
QSO
Born(1928-07-06)6 July 1928
Ruatoria, New Zealand
Died29 December 2008(2008-12-29) (aged 80)
Harataunga, New Zealand
Alma materMassey University
Auckland Teachers' College
Known forCarving
SpouseHinemoa Harrison
AwardsHonorary LittD, University of Auckland (1991)
Te Tohu mō Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu: Supreme Award, Creative New Zealand (1997)

Pakaariki "Paki" Harrison QSO (6 July 1928 – 29 December 2008) was a New Zealand master carver from Ngāti Porou. He is regarded as one of New Zealand's greatest carvers.[1]

Early life[edit]

Harrison was born in Ruatoria, the eldest of 21 children. He was raised by his grandmother Materoa Reedy and attended Hiruhārama Native School.[2] Whilst attending Te Aute College, Harrison was introduced to carving by master carver, Pine Taiapa who became a lifelong influence.[3] He was educated at Massey University and Auckland Teachers College.[2]

Marriage[edit]

Harrison married Hinemoa Rakena (b. 1931), also a Māori artist, who is noted for her traditional weaving, especially tukutuku panelling. Between them, they worked on the construction and decoration of many wharenui and other marae buildings.

Carving[edit]

Tānenuiārangi, Waipapa Marae

Ranginui Walker writes that Harrison possessed "immense knowledge about the traditional arts of the carver, extending way beyond the actual physical arts to include its most ancient aspects - the symbolism contained in Māori art - to its role in transmitting old tribal history".[2] Harrison wrote, taught and researched the art of Māori carving.[1] With the support of his wife Hinemoa, Harrison supervised the construction of ten carved wharenui including: Te Waiariki at Whaiora marae, Ōtara (1977); Te Ōtāwhao at Te Awamutu College (1985); Tānenuiārangi at Waipapa marae, University of Auckland (1988); Rākairoa, Haratuanga marae, Kennedy Bay (1996); and Ngā Kete Wānanga, Manukau Institute of Technology, Otara (1999).[4]

Recognition[edit]

Harrison was awarded an honorary LittD by the University of Auckland in 1991.[3] In 1997, Harrison and his wife, Hinemoa, received Te Tohu mō Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu: Supreme Award from Creative New Zealand.[5]

In the 2000 Queen's Birthday Honours, Harrison was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for community service.[6]

In 2002, Harrison was named as the leader of the design team for Toi Iho / Māori Made mark for Creative New Zealand. The same year, He Tohunga Whakairo, a documentary about Harrison, directed by Moana Maniapoto and Toby Mills, won best Māori language programme at the New Zealand Television Awards.[7]

Harrison was named a living icon of New Zealand arts by the Arts Foundation of New Zealand in 2005.[3] In 2008, a biography of Harrison written by Ranginui Walker, Tohunga Whakairo: Paki Harrison, The Story of a Master Carver was published by Penguin Books.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Master Carver Pakariki Harrison". Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b c Walker, Ranginui (2008). Tohunga Whakairo: Paki Harrison. Auckland NZ: Penguin Books. ISBN 9780143010067.
  3. ^ a b c "Dr Pakariki Harrison - Carver". The Arts Foundation of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 22 May 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Ngā Kete Wānanga Marae". Manukau Institute of Technology. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Te Waka Toi Awards". Creative New Zealand. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Queen's Birthday honours list 2000 (including special list for East Timor)". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 5 June 2000. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Tohunga Whakairo". NZ on Screen. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  8. ^ Daly-Peoples, John. "Paki Harrison - carved into history". National Business Review. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
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